Pvt Wesley Bullis was conscripted into the 26th N.C. Infantry Regiment, Company C, C.S.A, on March 20, 1863. According to the 1860 census, he was unmarried, able to read and write, and was about 37 years old when he entered the war. Wesley worked as a laborer on his parents farm (worth about $300) in Wilkes County, NC before the Civil War began. Wesley's brothers, Simeon and John were already serving as soldiers in the 26th N.C. Regiment, along with many of their Wilkes County cousins, friends and neighbors.
In 1861, Wesley wrote a letter from Wilkes, N.C. to his cousin, Ben Bullis, a soldier in Company C, 26th N.C. Regiment. Ben's wife, Mirah Bullis was unable to read or write, so Wesley wrote the message for her. On March 14, 1862, Ben dropped the letter on the ground at the Battle of New Bern when his regiment was surprised by Union soldiers. The letter was picked up by those Union soldiers and later printed as propaganda in a Northern newspaper to mock what they considered "uneducated Southerners".
The three Bullis brothers, Wesley, Simeon, and John did not survive the Civil War; neither did their cousin Ben, who died at Point Lookout Prison. Another Wilkes cousin, David W. Bullis, died from infection after having his right arm amputated at the Battle of Gettysburg.
On March 16, 1865, Wesley died from gunshot wounds sustained near Petersburg, Virginia (possibly at the Battle of Hatcher's Run). He was buried at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, Section W, grave #525.
In 1861, Wesley wrote a letter from Wilkes, N.C. to his cousin, Ben Bullis, a soldier in Company C, 26th N.C. Regiment. Ben's wife, Mirah Bullis was unable to read or write, so Wesley wrote the message for her. On March 14, 1862, Ben dropped the letter on the ground at the Battle of New Bern when his regiment was surprised by Union soldiers. The letter was picked up by those Union soldiers and later printed as propaganda in a Northern newspaper to mock what they considered "uneducated Southerners".
The three Bullis brothers, Wesley, Simeon, and John did not survive the Civil War; neither did their cousin Ben, who died at Point Lookout Prison. Another Wilkes cousin, David W. Bullis, died from infection after having his right arm amputated at the Battle of Gettysburg.
On March 16, 1865, Wesley died from gunshot wounds sustained near Petersburg, Virginia (possibly at the Battle of Hatcher's Run). He was buried at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, Section W, grave #525.
Pvt Wesley Bullis was conscripted into the 26th N.C. Infantry Regiment, Company C, C.S.A, on March 20, 1863. According to the 1860 census, he was unmarried, able to read and write, and was about 37 years old when he entered the war. Wesley worked as a laborer on his parents farm (worth about $300) in Wilkes County, NC before the Civil War began. Wesley's brothers, Simeon and John were already serving as soldiers in the 26th N.C. Regiment, along with many of their Wilkes County cousins, friends and neighbors.
In 1861, Wesley wrote a letter from Wilkes, N.C. to his cousin, Ben Bullis, a soldier in Company C, 26th N.C. Regiment. Ben's wife, Mirah Bullis was unable to read or write, so Wesley wrote the message for her. On March 14, 1862, Ben dropped the letter on the ground at the Battle of New Bern when his regiment was surprised by Union soldiers. The letter was picked up by those Union soldiers and later printed as propaganda in a Northern newspaper to mock what they considered "uneducated Southerners".
The three Bullis brothers, Wesley, Simeon, and John did not survive the Civil War; neither did their cousin Ben, who died at Point Lookout Prison. Another Wilkes cousin, David W. Bullis, died from infection after having his right arm amputated at the Battle of Gettysburg.
On March 16, 1865, Wesley died from gunshot wounds sustained near Petersburg, Virginia (possibly at the Battle of Hatcher's Run). He was buried at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, Section W, grave #525.
In 1861, Wesley wrote a letter from Wilkes, N.C. to his cousin, Ben Bullis, a soldier in Company C, 26th N.C. Regiment. Ben's wife, Mirah Bullis was unable to read or write, so Wesley wrote the message for her. On March 14, 1862, Ben dropped the letter on the ground at the Battle of New Bern when his regiment was surprised by Union soldiers. The letter was picked up by those Union soldiers and later printed as propaganda in a Northern newspaper to mock what they considered "uneducated Southerners".
The three Bullis brothers, Wesley, Simeon, and John did not survive the Civil War; neither did their cousin Ben, who died at Point Lookout Prison. Another Wilkes cousin, David W. Bullis, died from infection after having his right arm amputated at the Battle of Gettysburg.
On March 16, 1865, Wesley died from gunshot wounds sustained near Petersburg, Virginia (possibly at the Battle of Hatcher's Run). He was buried at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, Section W, grave #525.
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